Mikyalul Makarim (excerpts)

Ma'refat of Imam-e-Asr (a.s.)

Imam Mahdi (a.s.) and our duties towards him

Kitabul Bayan

At the Steps of the Imam of the Time

Responsibilities during Ghaibat of Imam (a.s.)

The Philosophy of Ghaybat

14 Sitaray

QAYAMAT –E- SUGHRA

QAYAMAT –E- SUGHRA
(THE AUGURIES OF ADVENT)

• Compiled by : Al-Hajj Maulana Sayed Mohammad Abbas Qamar Zaidi
• Translated by : Raza Hussain Rahmatullah Moledina
• Published by: Maktab-e-Meraj-e-Adab
• Printed at : Karachi
• No. of Pages: 90

C O N T E N T S

• A brief introduction of the Compiler
• Dedication
• Help one another in goodness and piety
• Opinion by Maulana Sana-ul-Haq Siddiqi
• Prefactory Note by Hujjatul Islam Talib Jouhari
• A Prefactory Note by the Author
• Necessity of Imam
• Qayamat or final Day of Judgement
• The auguries about the advent of Imam Mahdi (a.s.)
• Signs and Predictions of prevailing conditions before reappearance
• Marks of Advent from book”al-Irshad”
• Elucidation fo signs and portents- A summary
• Khutaba of Ali )a.s.) giving details of 313 men
• The names of the companions of Imam Mahdi (a.s.) according to Imam-e-Sadiq (a.s.)
• The plight of Iraqis, restriction on Hajj
• Soteh-The welknown Arab astrologer and his sooth saying
• The ancient Iranian Astrologer Jamasp
• Compiler’s Note (Points to Ponder)

A REPLY TO “BELIEF OF MAHDISM IN SHIA IMAMIA”

A REPLY TO “BELIEF OF MAHDISM IN SHIA IMAMIA”

• Compiled by : Ayatollah Lutfollah Saafi Gulpayegani
• Translated by : Dr. Hasan Najafi
• Published by : Naba Organisation, Iran
• No. of Pages : 135

Content

• In His name of Most High appreciation and apologize
• Thanks to God who bestowed to us the power of thinking and that of distinguishing the right from the wrong
• Foreword
• The Prophet - A paragon of perfection and high above an ordinary man
• One Universal Government, Islamic Justice, and the Imamat of Mahdi
• Shiasm and the meaning of Imam, the Redeemer
• The Shia and the meaning of Mahdism
• Traditions that are told about the Imamat of thirteen ones

IMAME ZAMAN HAZRAT MAHDI (A.S.)

IMAME ZAMAN HAZRAT MAHDI (A.S.)

• Written By : Mulla Haji Mohammad Jafar Sheriff Dewji
• Translated By : Murtaza A. Lakha
• Published By : Literary Section Ithnaasheri Union, Dar-es-Salaam
• No. of Pages : 147

Contents

• Translator’s Note
• A short life-sketch of the late author
• Forward
• Introduction
• Quranic verses on the Imamat, Disappearance and Reappearance of Imam of our time Hazrat Mahdi (a.s.)
• The appointment of Imams, their qualification and duties of office
• Imamat and Khilafat
• Traditions on the Imam of the present time Hazrat Mahdi (a.s)
• Hazrat Mahdi (a.s.) is the twelfth Imam
• Reference to Hazrat Mahdi (a.s) in the Ginan of Peers : (Hymns of Agakhan Ismaili Saints)
• The birth of Imame Zaman Hazrat Mahdi (a.s.)
• Idd-e-Barat
• The childhood of Imam Hazrat Mahdi (a.s.)
• Imam-e-Zamana (a.s.) in the court of Khalifa Muatamid Abbasi
• The transitional concealment (Ghaibat-e-Sughra) and the deputies
• The long concealment ( Ghaibat-e-Kubra) its mysteries and the criticisms against it answered
• The long life of Hazrat Mahdi (a.s)
• Concealment of Prophets
• Hazrat Mahdi (a.s) and non-Muslims
• Traditions on the period of waiting and its trials
• The sign of portending the last days of the world
• Qadiani : The sect of Ahmadias
• Babi, Azali and Bahai
• The place s of abode of Hazrat Mahdi (a.s.) Jaziratul Khidhra etc.
• Traditions on the reappearance of the Imam Hazrat Mahdi (a.s.) and signs heralding it
• The one – eyed infidel Dajjaal
• The facts about reappearance of the current Imam Hazrat Mahdi (a.s.)
• The return (Raj’at)
• The duties and supplications of the believers during the concealment
• Is it impossible to meet Hazrat Mahdi (a.s.) during the long concealment?
• Six reported cases of meetings with the Imam Mahdi (a.s.)
• The Signs
• The Golden Pomegranate
• The Last word

Visitation on the Shore

Visitation on the Shore

• Author : Nayyereh Rouhi
• Translated by : R. (Masoumeh) Murphy
• Publisher : Naba Publication, Tehran, Iran
• First Edition : 2002
• No. of pages : 38

Contents

• Preface
• The new moon
• The Persian Man
• The forty witnesses
• The Master of the Shiites
• The Attendant called Naseem

AL-MAHDI (A.S.)

AL-MAHDI (A.S.)

• Author : Ayatullah Sayyed Sadruddin Sadr
• Translator : Jalil Dorrani
• First Edition : 1994
• Publisher : Naba Organisation, Iran
• No. of Pages : 400

Contents

• The reasons for writing this book and the wirter’s style
• A glancing view
• The holy verses about Mahdi (a.s.)
• Mahdi is from the Arab descent
• Mahdi is from Bani-Hashim
• Mahdi is from the ninth descendant of Imam Husain (a.s.)
  
• Mahdi and his looks
• Mahdi and his character
• Mahdi is the Imam of the Age
• Mahdi and his birth
• Mahdi and his long life
• Mahdi and those who have seen him
• Traditions on “Ghaiba” (occultation)
• Mahdi and the manner of his occultation
• Mahdi and his place of occultation
• Sardab and its visitation
• Philosophy and reasons behind occultation
• Question about Mahdi’s fear
• How People benefit from the hidden Imam
• Mahdi’s deputies during minor and major occultation
• Signs of Mahdi’s re-appearance
• Virtue of awaiting Mahdi Mahdi’s helpers
• Mahdi’s action and invitation
• Mahdi’s reforms`
• The period of Mahdi’s caliphate and rule
• Conclusion
• Second Conclusion and References

The Master Of The Age

The Master Of The Age

• Adapted from : Noqush-e-Ismat (Written By Allamah Zeeshan Haider Jawadi)
• Translated By : Mohammed Ali Abde Ali
• Published By : Idarah Islam Shinasi, Mumbai
• Published in : 1998
• No. of Pages : 72

Contents

• Preface

About his birth, famous titles, related attributes and duties during occultation

Man Ankara Khuroojal Mahdi (atfs) (Denial of the appearance of Mahdi)

Signs of Reappearance

Specialities and distinctions of Imam-e-Asr (afts)

Nawwab-e-Arba (Four deputies)

Connections during the major occultation

Visitors of Qaim-e-Aale Mohammad (s.a.) ; Zaereen

IMAM MAHDI (A.S.) THE LAST REFUGE OF HUMAN BEINGS

IMAM MAHDI (A.S.) THE LAST REFUGE OF HUMAN BEINGS

• Author : Dr. H Fereidouni
• Edited : Dr. Aladin Pazargadi
• Published by : Foreign Dept of Bonyad Be’that in 1984
• Printed in : Iran
• No. of Pages : 149

Table of Contents

• Imam Mahdi : The Last Rising Sun and the Promised One of the Nations
• Imam Mahdi in the Bible
• Imam Mahdi in Islamic Sources
• Reformer and the Single World-Wide Sovereignty from the Viewpoint of Philosophers
• The Characteristics of the World Ruler
• The Biography of Imam Mahdi
• The Benefits of the lost Imam
• The Longevity of Imam Mahdi
• Longevity and Bible
• The Form of his rising
• The world after the rise of Imam Mahdi
• What is expectations?

AL-IMAM AL-MAHDI THE JUST LEADER OF THE HUMANITY

AL-IMAM AL-MAHDI
The Just Leader Of The Humanity
Written By : Ayatollah Ibrahim Amini
Translated by : Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina
Publisher : Ansariyan Publications - Iran
Edition : First
Date of Published : 1997 - 1417
Printer : Sadr
No. of Copies : 2000
No. of Pages : 350

CONTENTS

• Introduction
  
• The Beginning of the Belief in the Mahdi
  
• The Pseudo-Mahdis
  
• Mahdiism, the Jews and the Iranians
  
• The Unseen World and the Imam of the Age (a.s.)
  
• Who was the Imam after Hasan “Askari”?
  
• Can a Five Year Old Boy Become an Imam?
  
• Why did not the Occultation Become Complete from the Beginning?
  
• The Sunni Books on the Characteristics of the Mahdi (a.s.)
  
• The Research about Longevity
  
• The Residence of the Twelfth Imam (a.s.)
  
• The Minds of the People Prepare for the Advent of the Mahdi (a.s.)
  
• How Will the Imam Know that the Time for the Appearance (Zuhur) Has Come ?
  
• Further Investigation in the Hadith-Reports
  
• The Signs of the Appearance (Zuhur) of the Mahdi (a.s.)

THE OCCULTATION OF THE 12th IMAM

The Occultation Of The Twelfth Imam A Historical Background
By
Jassim M Hussain
First Published : in 1982 by Mohammadi Trust
Republished : by Buniad Be’thet
Printed : by Foreign Department of Bethat Foundation
during the time of Islamic Republic of Iran
No. of Pages : 221

CONTENTS

• Preface by Dr. I K A Howard
  
• Introduction and the Survey of the Sources
  
• The role of traditions in the occultation of the twelfth Imam
  
• The role of the Imams in the Shi’ites underground activities and their influence upon the evolution of the Ghayba
  
• The Imamites views concerning the concealed Imam and his birth
  
• The underground activities of the twelfth Imam as seen in the actions of the safirs
  
• The underground activities of the second safir of the twelfth Imam
  
• The career of the third safir Al-Nawbakhti
  
• The fourth safir and the complete occultation of the twelfth Imam

DISCUSSION CONCERNING AL-MAHDI

Author : Ayatullah Al-Uzma Hajj Shaikh Lutfullah Safi Gulpaygani
Translator : Sayyed Sulayman Ali Hasan
Publisher : Ansariyan Publications – Qum
Edition - Second : 1380 – 1422 A.H.
First Edition by Islamic Humanitarian services - Canada Sadr Press
Quanitity : 2000
Number of Pages : 161
Size : 225 x 150 cm

Subjects Covered:

• Shi’ism
• Historical factors have not influenced the origin of Shiaism
• The Shia and armed uprising
• Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq and the Shia school of thought
• Before Imam as –Sadiq (peace be upon him)
• Shia Ideology is practical
• Shia positions with respect to the Usurpring Rulers
• The Accusation of “Exaggeration” (Ghuluww) against the Shia
• The relation of the Shia with the Mu’tazilah
• Imamah
• The secret of choosing the Imams
• Allah’s knowledge and the infallibles’ knowledge of the unseen
• The countenance of the Imams’ (peace be upon him) conduct
• The limits of the Imam’s leadership
• The Number of Shia Imams
• Principality of reason or narration in specifying the Imam

Messianism (Mahdawiyyat)

• Original source of belief in Imamat and faith in the appearance of the Twelth Imam.
• The Quran and Mahdawiyyat.
• Belief in the appearance of the Mahdi and Savior and the appearance of False Mahdis.
• The effect fo Social, economic and Political Factors in religious thought.
• “Mahdi” in a special meaning and technical usage.
• Controversy regarding the date of birth of Imam Mahdi.
• Consensus of the Shia regarding the Imamat of Imam Sahib al-Amr after the demise of Imam Hasan al-Askari.
• The twelth Imam’s revolution.
• The title “Al-Qaem” (The riser).
• Two types of occultation.
• The miraculous birth of Imam of the age.
• Philosophy of the delay of the reappearance with the presence of Conditions.
• The length of Occultation and difficult and formidable trials.
• The principal of Grace of Imamat of the concealed Imam.
• The issue of Bada (Alteration in the divine will) and the tradition of Abu Hamza.
• Belief in the return (Rajat) with respect of belie in Mahdi .

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